The Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as The River of No Return. It flows for 425 miles (684 km) through central Idaho, draining 14,000 square miles and dropping more than 7,000 vertical feet between its headwaters above the Sawtooth Valley and its confluence with the Snake River. Its discharge is 11,060 ft³/s. Cities located along the Salmon River include Stanley, Clayton, Challis, Salmon, Riggins, and White Bird.

The surprising fall of Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, removes a longtime obstacle to efforts by Democrats and environmentalists to promote salmon recovery on Northwest rivers. Craig is known as one the most powerful voices in Congress on behalf of the timber and power industries.

The following list of tackle and flies will provide some guidelines for fly fishing Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River.

The canyons that have been etched by the Main Salmon River are impressive and stark. All types of rock walls are colored gray black by omnipresent lichen, interspersed by vertical meadows of golden grasses that glow warmly in the sun. Hardy ponderosa pine trees sprout from hillsides, rockslides, and the river banks, yet just as many are ...

The Middle Fork of the Salmon is Idaho's premier river and is considered one of the top 10 rivers in America. I know why, now, after spending six wonderful days floating this special 100 miles of high mountain river.